The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-08

renewed The speaker said that the election Of
Denny appealed to every man who loved his
home. and that on election day, rain or shine.
not vote should be missing IN the interest OF
law and order. He was sorry to know that
there were colored people working with the
gang. To this hearty response came:
'tHt EN- again. But continued Mr.. Jones,
"a colored man cannot be a member OF the
gang from conviction. I know the men OF my
who found in that party. They are
followers of Coy for revenue only. rms elicit
ed, with hearty applause, the answer. y on are
right. Let no guilty man escape. white
man can live under any governments, ne SAID,
and be treated we'll. Now" said Mr.. Jones, II
through. but before / sit down l want
every coiored man in this room who intends to
vote and work for Denny to rise to his feet ana
give three cheers for him." Every man OF the
three hundred in the room stood up and made
the walls echo with their enthusiastic hurrahs.
Hon. John L. Griffiths's speech was brief, but
with its clean cut sentences and sharp truths it
aroused his hearers to almost continuous APP
plause and responses What the people want,
he said. is pure. clean, straltforward govern
ment of the city. It Is not a question OF party.
1t is above that, and reaches every home in
Indianapolis. Il have nothing to say about DR..
Edenharter personally he said. .bur the men
he represents those who chop ballot boxes
and forge tally sheets. They have made the
control of the Insane Hospital infamous and
politics disgraceful. / opposed to him
because behind him are the saloons, the brewers,
the gambling dens and hrotheis; because his
friends and associates are mon who should be
told that if Mr. Denny is elected the city will be
fenced IN. Fencing in is good thipgif it keeps
with us unpolluted homes. the schools. the libra
ries, the lecrure-rooms and the churches, and
fences out vice, crime. corruption and
men who are in politics only for
piunder and pelf. A vote for. Eden
harter is one for the influences that tend TO de-
stroy what is good and drag US into the mire.
vote for Denny means home, the churches. the
schools and low taxation A vote for Edenharter
is for extravaganza and corruption"
Dr. S. A Ebert spoke briefly, combining his
remarks to the law against bribery to APP
peas to every man of his to go to the polls
of IA vigilance committed go early go
through the darkness of early morning, he said,
.as used to do. Turner"
You right said Mr. Turner.
Devote the day." the Doctor continued. ito
Denny and good government"
Mayor Denny then came forward to receive
additional round of applause he said he had no
desire to make this campaign one of personal
attack on DR. Edenharters record, but the Coy
candidate had fit to place him in false
position He exposed the untruthful statements
that had been made In regard to his own record.
There is nothing that of which he is afraid
ashamed. mo man in my party he said. has
come to me and suggested dishonoraole methods
in securing my election. II any does that
he will get bluffed for do not want the Office
bad enough get it the cost of my honor or
at the expense of bribery false counting or forg-
cry" He paid considerable attention to
Edenharter's record in Council and to his claim Of
being the special friend of labor. In all things
that would help the latter he had, as council
man, Professionally opposed improvements that
would give work. Edenbarter. too. was respon-
siole for preventing street-car ronte to Crown
Hill cemetery. He had choked that enterprise
in the committee of which he is chairman. be-
cause he found Col. johnson opposed to con-
structng the line
At the close of Mr.. Denny's speech Leroy
Christy made earnest appeal to his people to
vote for Denny, as he represented law and order,
while Edenharter was the candidate of the law
less
The meeting then adjourned. after which the
Mayor held an impromptu reception which
showed the favor of the colored people to De
strongly in his direction.